lartiste said:
The outcome is Barguil out, Wilco 3rd. At the end of the day good decision of the team.
And still it is Barguil's obligation to follow team orders eventhough they are wrong or doubtful. The guy who pays is the guy in command. Simple as that.
We don'y know what was said, not said before the race. Mixed signals. Bur yes, Wilco is doing well, and so was TJVG not too long ago. He
He's trying to Dumoulin his way to a high placing, and so far it has worked. He's no Dumoulin and if there's real racing moving forward, he'll be dropped in the MTF.
Yet, a top-5 would be great for him...we'll see.
My $0.02: Froome and Nibali will stay ahead, Zakarin and Contador will catch up. 5th. So the new Eddy Merckx will be the new TJVG.
I'm not sold.